GA Telesis said it topped 100 landing gear legs overhauled and shipped to customers worldwide in 2022, with 112 delivered for record revenue. "We were able to quickly build a team of experts that have surpassed the expectations of the business," said Pastor Lopez,...
MRO News Archive
Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
C&L appoints Jackson to run maintenance in Maine
C&L Aviation Services has appointed Michael Jackson as director of maintenance. Jackson, who was senior manager of technical operations at American Airlines, will oversee repairs at the company’s 200,000 foot-square Bangor, Maine facility, where Beechjet, Saab,...
Universal Avionics widens Dassault Falconeye repair offering
Universal Avionics (UA) is to do repairs on the Dassault FalconEye product line at its Tucson-based Part 145 station. The fix option is to add UA's established repair capabilities on enhanced vision systems for aircraft, the company said, and will boost Dassault's ...
Sichuan Airlines to become first A321 converted freighter operator in China
Sichuan Aviation Industry Development Co, parent company of Sichuan Airlines has signed an agreement with 321 Precision Conversions to convert A321PCFs at the Sichuan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. Ltd. (SMECO) facility. This deal will make Sichuan Airlines the...
Kuehne+Nagel signs three-year logistics service contract with GMR Aero Technic
Kuehne+Nagel has signed a three-year logistics service contract with GMR Aero Technic, a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. As a part of the contract, Kuehne+Nagel will focus on inbound and outbound international air logistics needs, reduced...
Pratt & Whitney Canada launches new DIY helicopter engine maintenance kits
Pratt & Whitney Canada gas launched a new set of remote maintenance kits for helicopter engines, which are to be offered under the company's pay-per-hour maintenance plan. The kits are for the PT6C-67C, PW207C, PW206C, PW206B2/B3 and PW207D1/D2 engines and include...
StandardAero readying three new maintenance sites for Rolls-Royce helicopter engines
StandardAero has lined up three new maintenance facilities to become Rolls-Royce RR300 engine Authorised Support Centres (ASC). In an announcement released during the 2023 HAI/Heli-Expo industry event in Atlanta, the company said Alpha Aviation, Helisul Taxi Aereo...
GE Aerospace testing next-gen rotor diagnostics
GE Aerospace has started testing of its "next generation Rotor Analysis Diagnostic System (RADS)" for civil and military operators. The system will "reduce pilot time and save fuel by enabling operators to complete rotor track and balance operations and diagnostics in...
Joramco signs MRO agreement with Cebu Pacific
Joramco recently signed an MRO agreement with Cebu Pacific for the first time. As a part of the agreement, Joramco will be performing a C check on Cebu's A330 aircraft starting this month. Commenting on the occasion, Joramco’s chief executive officer, Fraser Currie,...
Qantas to open Engineering Academy in Australia
The Qantas Group is all set to invest multi-million dollars to open Qantas Group Engineering Academy in Australia, with capacity to train up to 300 engineers a year. The Academy will provide aviation engineers for the Qantas Group as well as the broader aviation...
Etihad Engineering implements Ramco’s integrated Aviation Suite for cost-optimization
Etihad Airways Engineering partnered with Ramco Systems to implement its Aviation Suite V5.9. Ramco’s integrated Aviation Suite will streamline multiple operations across Etihad Airways Engineering, offering the organisation a single source of information with...
321 Precision Conversions announces Chinese freighter deal
US company 321 Precision Conversions has announced that Sichuan Aviation Industry Development (SAID) "has committed to the A321-200PCF conversion product". The conversion and heavy maintenance are to be carried out by SMECO, a Chengdu-based business, with work on the...